H.R. 4846 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4846 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2014 Mr. Polis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014. 2. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment (a) In general The boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado is adjusted to incorporate the approximately 92.95 acres of land generally depicted as The Wedge on the map entitled Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment and dated November 6, 2013, and described as lots three, four, eight, and nine of section 13, Township 4 North, Range 76 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado. (b) Bowen Gulch Protection Area The Secretary of Agriculture shall include all Federal land within the boundary described in subsection (a) in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under section 6 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j). (c) Land and Water Conservation Fund For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. (d) Acquisition The Secretary is authorized to acquire non-Federal lands within the boundary described in subsection (a). (e) Public motorized use The lands described within the boundary described in subsection (a) shall be closed to public motorized use. (f) Access to non-Federal lands Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(f) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(f)) regarding motorized travel, the owners of any non-Federal lands within the boundary described in subsection (a) who historically have accessed their lands through lands now or hereafter owned by the United States within the boundary described in subsection (a) shall have the continued right of motorized access to their lands across the exiting roadway.